Members’ blog
SICA members’ blog page
This page is currently under development and is only visible to SICA members. Its purpose when ready will be to display links (with text) to the most recent blog posts – you can see two test posts at the moment.
Also, because we can assign each post a category, in time we could develop a weddings blog and a funerals blog.
Website update
Website upgrade SICA's website has had a significant upgrade. The basic look and feel have been largely kept but there have been some important changes to functionality. We have made a lot of changes to the way that searches work and especially in how you update your...
SAIFSupport
SAIFSupport All of us from time to time find things are getting on top of us. We have to balance work, family, study…. life! And as celebrants, our work can often be emotionally demanding. What’s more, most of us are self-employed. We don’t have the support that comes...
The Scottish Poetry Library
Poetry in Funerals This is the first in what we hope will be an occasional series of posts on poetry in funerals. Earlier in the year a SICA member approached me to ask if I could help with sourcing a poem with some quite specific characteristics. It had to refer to...
SAIF Care
SAIF Care Elsewhere we explained that our associate membership of SAIF, the independent Funeral Director’s association, entitles SICA members to access to the SAIFSupport line. Another service that SAIF provides is SAIF Care. This is a nationwide service for any...
Secretary’s Report Summer 2023
Secretary's Update Since our AGM in October last year, we are delighted to welcome Naomi Keir, Gordon Smith, Diane McLeish and Pamela Dicks to our committee! We thank Ronnie Kain for his contribution to the Committee as Treasurer. Ronnie has now resigned from the...
